We Invite you to apply

10th Annual Merit Badge Camporee

Hosted by Troop 90

Shrewsbury, PA

May 20 – 22, 2016

Hello Troop Representatives
and Merit Badge Counselors,

Your troop is invited to apply to attend our 10th Annual Merit Badge
Camporee. Make sure to add this event to your planning calendar for 2016. This
Camporee has grown each year and continues to be a rewarding for both, the
scouts who have participated and the Merit Badge Counselors who have given of
their time.

Due to the success of this event it will be by Invitational only and we will be
limiting attendance. To be considered for invitation, you are asked to complete
the online form by January 7, 2016. Each troop is required to offer at least 2
badges; however, we also ask to provide additional counselors if you have 10+
scouts attending.Additionally, we ask
the troop to provide with at least one helper for every 10 scouts attending.
They will be assigned to assist with Merit Badges or driving scouts to the
offsite location. We are also limiting the number of not helping adults to one
per troop. This is a camporee and it success depends of the help we get from
everybody attending the event.

Please,
ask your counselors willing to lead a MB to fill a Lead Counselor form for the
MB they prefer to teach; one form for each of the MBs. Remember that
having a large number of volunteer counselors allows for a better variety of
courses to be taught and gives us options when developing the best possible
schedule. Ideally, if you are teaching a merit badge, you should also provide
supporting adults from your troop to assist. The success of this event depends
on the willingness of each troop to share their talents with the other troops
attending. Troops will be selected to attend based on their commitment to lead
merit badge sessions, as compared to the number of boys they plan to bring and
the type of merit badges they can offer. Please, make sure to check your
schedule before you fill the Lead Counselor form. Filling this form implies you
are willing to lead the MB. We will take your commitment very seriously and it will
weight heavily on the selection process.Also, if we have many counselors for the same merit badge, we will give
special consideration to those troops offering unconventional MBs. Last year
the event hosted 300+ scouts and 100+ scouters; make sure you apply on time so
you don’t miss out on this great event.

If there is a badge not listed that
can be taught in a one or two session time frame, please feel free to add it to
this list by having the counselors complete the form below. Note that we offer
four 3-4 hour merit badge sessions at the camporee with sessions on Friday
Night, Saturday Morning, Afternoon, and Evening. Also, if there are any
requirements that cannot be completed in this time period, please list these as
Prerequisites. This will ensure that the boys can leave with completed blue
cards.

There are a few things to keep in
mind when planning for this event.

1.Each troop needs to provide at
least 2-deep-leadership for the entire weekend.

2.The success of this event is
dependent on the availability of Merit Badge Counselors from each troop that
attends. This allows for the most variety in badge selection. Each troop needs
to volunteer to teach at least 2 merit badges over the course of the weekend.
If you are not sure what needs to be done, feel free to ask, we can give you
advice on what has worked well in the past.

3.Each troop has to provide with at
least one helper for every 10 scouts attending.

4.Each troop will be allowed to
bring only one non-helping adult to the event.

5.Each troop should take their
commitment to lead a MB seriously and if selected have a backup on hand in case
the volunteer MB leader cannot attend.

6.When providing number of scouts,
make sure you include any scouts that would bridging, from Webelos to Scouts,
before the event and that would like to attend.

If your troop is interested in participating, please discuss this with the
adults and youth within your troop to see who is willing to lead a merit badge
session and to make sure you will have the two-deep leadership required. Keep
in mind that not helping adults have to pay a fee. Only Merit Badge Counselors
and assigned Assistants attend free for the weekend! This is an all-volunteer
effort; many hands make light work.